Slipping the Surly Bonds of TV by Sylvia Bond Supernatural Episode Review, Season One – Episode One “Pilot” In the beginning, Kripke came up with a pretty basic premise: two brothers, a black Impala, and a whole lotta saving people, hunting things on the longest road trip ever. There were other variations on this theme [...]
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By Rhea Dee Oh my. Torchwood has finally decided to do an origin story. And we finally get to see how Owen, Tosh, Ianto and Jack joined Torchwood. Related Stuff:
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By Rhea Dee Oh, no. Another sad Torchwood episode. This season has really been tugging at my heartstrings. Related Stuff:
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Visions and Other Questions by Sylvia Bond Supernatural Episode Review, Season One – Episode Fourteen “Nightmare” This particular episode represents the high quality of Season One, and is worth many repeat viewings. It is also interesting on account of the MOW is human. In fact, there is more than one human this week who could [...]
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Vanishing Act By Catherynne M. Valente I get this strange, sinking feeling watching Partners In Crime. It’s a feeling of reversal, of a joke that works both ways…it might be nausea. It might irony. I can’t be sure. That word is still hemorrhaging meaning these days, and here I am without a triage unit. Related [...]
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By Rhea Dee Oh, yes. A carnival episode! Carnivals are one of those things that I think are totally creepy…and then I’m fascinated with why I think they’re totally creepy. A woman and her daughter are walking through the attractions of a carnival at night. It’s apparent from their attire that it’s quite long ago, [...]
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Squatting in Suburbia by Sylvia Bond Supernatural Episode Review, Season One – Episode Eight “Bugs” This episode reminds me of the house you hear tell of in the real estate market. You know, the cheapest one on the block, the one you’re supposed to buy and fix up a little. Because when you do, by [...]
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By Rhea Dee There is something beautiful about Captain Jack Harkness dancing cheek to cheek with another man. We saw it in Season One’s “Captain Jack Harkness,” and we got to see it again in “Something Borrowed.” I feel totally spoiled. Related Stuff:
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Take Me For A Scrape Across the Rocks by Sylvia Bond Supernatural Episode Review, Season 1 – Episode 22 “Devil’s Trap” This episode is so full of crucial events, but I’ve only got half a bottle of wine, I’m not sure that it will be enough. And keep in mind that while watching this ep, [...]
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By Rhea Dee It seems like there’s a lot more to a dead man than just a cold body. Take Owen Harper for instance: he has died, been brought back to life, and is now struggling to find himself and his place in the world as a dead man. Leave it to Torchwood to make [...]
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The Dad and His Boys by Sylvia Bond Supernatural Episode Review, Season One – Episode 21 “Salvation” This episode is the kind of episode you want to be prepared for, only there’s no way you can be. The first time I saw it, I had been watching Show from halfway through second season, so I [...]
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By Rhea Dee Owen’s dead. There’s no “mostly dead” about it. Owen Harper, cynical yet lovable Owen Harper, is dead dead. Related Stuff:
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Boy’s Town (Oh, Wait, That’s A Different Movie) by Sylvia Bond Supernatural Episode Review, Season One – Episode Sixteen “Shadow” When you see a girl walking down a mostly deserted street at night, you know she’s a goner. When she takes a shortcut through a filthy alley, plus she’s got her Walkman stuffed in her [...]
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By Rhea Dee I really love Martha Jones. Really, really love Martha Jones. So naturally, I had a bit of a squee fest during Reset, the first of three episodes featuring Martha Jones. Martha’s life as the Doctor’s companion was way too short for me. I latched onto Martha’s smart sassiness like a crazed fangirl [...]
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No Place Like It by Sylvia Bond Supernatural Episode Review, Season One – Episode Nine “Home” The concept behind the name of this episode is so evocative that to ask anyone what it means would provide you with so many interpretations, you’d be overwhelmed. For me, being a True Fan, I’m going to relate it [...]
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By Rhea Dee Oh Adam. What a strange, sad episode you were! You plunged your sci-fi hands into my chest and snapped my heart in two. It hurt so much, Adam, mostly due to the fact that I was not expecting any sort of heart-snapping. Related Stuff:
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Rocky Mountain Hell by Sylvia Bond Supernatural Episode Review, Season Three – Episode Twelve “Jus In Bello” Take Colorado. (Please!) It’s not smack in the middle of the country but it’s enough in the center to be on the way to a lot of places. Troublesome ones. And, for the number of bad things that [...]
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Titan Magazines is largely responsible for my current romantic relationship. I peered at Space Cowboy over a copy of Star Wars Insider at Barnes & Noble and smiled awkwardly. He smiled back just as awkwardly. Shortly, we were arranging our first date, during which I would show up at the wrong restaurant and we would [...]
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